Zainab, the wife of `Abdullah said, "I was in the Mosque and saw the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, 'Owomen ! Give alms even from your ornaments.' " Zainab used to provide for `Abdullah and thoseorphans who were under her protection. So she said to `Abdullah, "Will you ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)whether it will be sufficient for me to spend part of the Zakat on you and the orphans who are undermy protection?" He replied "Will you yourself ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" (Zainab added): So I went to theProphet and I saw there an Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) with asimilar problem as mine. Bilal passed by us and we asked him, 'Ask the Prophet (ﷺ) whether it ispermissible for me to spend (the Zakat) on my husband and the orphans under my protection.' And werequested Bilal not to inform the Prophet (ﷺ) about us. So Bilal went inside and asked the Prophet (ﷺ)regarding our problem. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked, "Who are those two?" Bilal replied that she wasZainab. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Which Zainab?" Bilal said, "The wife of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud)." TheProphet said, "Yes, (it is sufficient for her) and she will receive a double rewards (for that): One forhelping relatives, and the other for giving Zakat."